Improper use of the military insignia and uniform of the enemy - IAC

Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein - Criminal Code 1987 (2021) EN

§ 321d^477
War crimes against international missions and improper use of distinctive and national emblems
2) Any person who, in connection with an armed conflict, makes improper use of the distinctive emblems recognised by the Geneva Conventions for the Protection of the Victims of War or their Protocol III, the flag of truce or the flag, the military insignia or the uniform of the enemy, of neutral countries or other countries not involved in the conflict, or of the United Nations, and who, in doing so, causes another person’s death or serious harm (§ 84 paragraph 1) to another person shall be punished with imprisonment of five to fifteen years, but if the act results in the death of another person, the penalty shall be imprisonment of ten to twenty years.

Rome Statute

Article 8 War crimes

2. For the purpose of this Statute, ‘war crimes’ means:

(b) Other serious violations of the laws and customs applicable in international armed conflict, within the established framework of international law, namely, any of the following acts:

(vii) Making improper use of a flag of truce, of the flag or of the military insignia and uniform of the enemy or of the United Nations, as well as of the distinctive emblems of the Geneva Conventions, resulting in death or serious personal injury;